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Q: I am currently experiencing problems burning a DVD using iDVD.  I have created a project in iMovie.  I have shared it to media successfully however when I try to burn it I receive a messaging advising there is insufficient disk space on assets.

I have created a iMovie and wish to burn it to a DVD.

I successfully shared media to browser in preparation to burn to DVD using iDVD magic.

I am able to successfully preview however when I try to burn I receive a error indicating "Not enough disk space on assets"

 

I am currently using a Macbook Air

 

Version 10.6.8

 

 

  Model Name:          MacBook Air

  Model Identifier:          MacBookAir3,1

  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

  Processor Speed:          1.4 GHz

  Number of Processors:          1

  Total Number of Cores:          2

  L2 Cache:          3 MB

  Memory:          2 GB

  Bus Speed:          800 MHz

  Boot ROM Version:          MBA31.0061.B01

  SMC Version (system):          1.67f10

  Serial Number (system):          C02DRL8JDDQX

  Hardware UUID:          53310599-83EA-5F58-99A9-AE505506BBFE

 

Capacity  60.32 GB

Available - 2.49 GB

 

The iMovie I am trying to burn is 45 mins long

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 7, 2014 6:09 AM

by MS2171,Solvedanswer
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A:

I have solved the problem.  Once I removed the file that was 7GB - not even sure why or how it was created, emptied my trash file I was able to burn without problems

 

Thanks for the help

Posted on Feb 7, 2014 7:48 PM

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  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 7:11 AM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 7:11 AM in response to MS2171

    Reduce your burn speed to 1/2 the Rating of the Media.

     

    Disc Burner

    If more than one supported disc burner is connected to your computer, choose one from the menu.

    Preferred Speed

    When you burn a CD, iTunes automatically uses the best recording speed for the CD. However, if your blank CD is rated for a slower speed than the maximum speed of your drive, or if you experience problems creating CDs, you may want to change the recording speed to match the CD’s rating.

    Disc Format

    Choose the type of disc you want to burn: Audio CD; MP3 CD; or Data CD or DVD.

    Gap Between Songs

    Choose the amount of silence, if any, between songs.

    Use Sound Check

    To have all songs on the disc play at the same volume, select this option.

    Include CD Text

    To include information that CD players in some vehicles can display, select this option.

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Feb 7, 2014 8:53 AM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 8:53 AM in response to MS2171

    You don't have enough empty space on your compiuter's hard drive. You'll have to do one of 3 things: 1) delete at least 2 GB (and perhaps as much as 6 GB) of data from the computer, 2) create a bootable external drive, boot from it, and then burn the movie - this assumes your external boot disk is substantially larger than the 64GB SSD your computer has, 3) move the project to another Mac and burn it.

  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 8:58 AM in response to dwb
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    Feb 7, 2014 8:58 AM in response to dwb

    dwb - You're right and I should have seen that.

  • by MS2171,

    MS2171 MS2171 Feb 7, 2014 12:31 PM in response to dwb
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    Feb 7, 2014 12:31 PM in response to dwb

    Thanks for the suggestions

     

    I would like to try one of your suggestions, however I am new to mac and am not sure how to go about it

     

    I have a external hard drive which is quite large. What are the steps to make it boot from the external drive to burn it.

    I assume I can change that back as well??

  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 12:50 PM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 12:50 PM in response to MS2171

    The HD would have to be in GUID format (they generally aren't) Reformatting an HD destroys all the data... so if it's not empty it would have to be. It might be easier to purchase a separate new external drive with its own power source and format it GUID.

     

    You can do that when you install the OS.

     

    Yes once you have put a system on that volume from System Preferences:Startup Disk you can choose which disk you boot from OR at boot  hold the option key and choose at that point.

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Feb 7, 2014 12:53 PM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 12:53 PM in response to MS2171

    This will erase the external drive but it is the only way to proceed if you cannot remove enough stuff from the internal drive.

    First, read this Apple help document which explains how to repartition and erase the hard drive. It may not be necessary to reparition but it won't hurt nor does it take much time. Follow the instructions.

    Second, download SuperDuper! - you'll use this program to duplicate the contents of your computer's hard drive to the external drive. The program is very simple to use. Set the source drive as your computer's hard drive and the destination as your external. Click on the Copy Now button and sit back. It'll take a while.

    Once the copying is finished reboot the computer holding the option key and select the external drive as the boot drive. Since you cloned the internal drive your burn software and project is on the external drive. Burn the optical disk.

    Once you are finished, reboot the computer holding the option key and select the internal drive. You'll boot off the internal drive now.

  • by MS2171,

    MS2171 MS2171 Feb 7, 2014 1:10 PM in response to themachead
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    Feb 7, 2014 1:10 PM in response to themachead

    One further question, can you use a USB key formatted with GUID to do the same thing?

  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 1:17 PM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 1:17 PM in response to MS2171

    It would have to be a very large USB key - room for the OS, room for 2xRAM for VMEM and swap files, and the rendering files for burning the DVD.

  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb Feb 7, 2014 1:28 PM in response to themachead
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    Feb 7, 2014 1:28 PM in response to themachead

    Not to mention it would be very slow. Slow enough that you probably would wind up getting buffer underflow errors from the burner because it wasn't receiving data fast enough.

  • by MS2171,

    MS2171 MS2171 Feb 7, 2014 2:01 PM in response to dwb
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    Feb 7, 2014 2:01 PM in response to dwb

    Ok I have had a look at my files and removed several files. 

     

    What I have discovered is the iMovie I am trying to burn is approx 1.42 GB however the DVD project is 7,06GB  is that normal???

     

    I suspect this is my problem??  if I delete this I suspect I can't burn it.

     

    Which leads me to my question..

     

    Can I move this DVDproj to my external drive, then Burn it from there???

     

    My first look at whether I can see files from my external drive is no..  am I doing something wrong??

  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 2:22 PM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 2:22 PM in response to MS2171

    Unless you have a Double Layer DVD burner and a DL media you can't make a 7xGB DVD. That might be one problem. Standard DVD is < 4.7GB. In addition the swap/storage files (think copy prepared to copy) to make the 7xGB DVD must (unless you do a lot of extra coding/hacking) reside on the boot volume.

     

    You might be able to reduce the size of the DVD if by not including any extra files, and or eliminating fancy buttons and moving graphic buttons (depends on the "template" you choose).

     

    Some burning issues can be resolved by Archiving the project and saving/using a disk image... but either of those take storage space you do not have... Unless you Archive and Save as a Disk image to your external drive then burn that image... but I'm not certain that's a cure either.

  • by MS2171,

    MS2171 MS2171 Feb 7, 2014 2:26 PM in response to themachead
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    Feb 7, 2014 2:26 PM in response to themachead

    I am confused...

     

    I have made other iMovie projects which were only slightly smaller than this project.. and it only created a project that was slightly bigger than the project.  Why has it created such a massive file.  I haven't really add any really fany transition.  It seems really crazy to me that its created such a massive file??

     

    Should I try deleting the DVDproj (not the imovie project) and try the process again??

  • by themachead,

    themachead themachead Feb 7, 2014 2:32 PM in response to MS2171
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    Feb 7, 2014 2:32 PM in response to MS2171

    Go through the iDVD very carfully and see if you can spot why/what is making the file so large.

  • by MS2171,Solvedanswer

    MS2171 MS2171 Feb 7, 2014 7:48 PM in response to themachead
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    Feb 7, 2014 7:48 PM in response to themachead

    I have solved the problem.  Once I removed the file that was 7GB - not even sure why or how it was created, emptied my trash file I was able to burn without problems

     

    Thanks for the help